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1. John Prentice, b. c. 1794, Weldon, Northamptonshire per the 1871 Little Weldon census.

He m. Ann. They had 1 or more children, including:

1. Mark Prentice, b. 2 Dec 1821, Weldon, Northamptonshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [2]

2. Mark Prentice was b. 2 Dec 1821 in Weldon, Northampton, England, and d. Oct 1907 in England. He appears in the 1871 census in Little Weldon at 66 Water Lane, and in the 1881 and 1891 Great Weldon census with his wife and children.

He m. Sarah Heeps. She was b. 28 Jun 1924, Old on Wold, Northamptonshire, and d. Jul 1899, Northamptonshire. She was the dau. of John and Mary Heeps. Children:

1. Mary Ann Prentice, b. c. 1848, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire.
2. Charlotte Prentice, b. c. 1850, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire.
3. John William Prentice, b. c. 1852, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire. 1881 census in Great Waldon. Occupation: Coal Carter. 1891 census in Peterborough, Northamptonshire. 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptoshire, with his wife and family. He m. Mary A., b. c. 1849, Deene, Northamptonshire. Children:
   1. Florence Prentice, b. c. 1878, Fernley, Yorkshire. 1891 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire. Not home in 1901.
   2. Margaret Prentice, b. c. 1881, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1891 and 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
   3. George Prentice, b. c. 1883, Glarstopn, Rutland. 1891 and 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
   4. Frank Prentice, b. c. 1885, Wing, Rutland. 1891 and 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
   5. Arthur Prentice, b. c. 1887, Wing, Rutland. 1891 and 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire.
4. William Prentice, b. c. 1854, Weldon Little. . . . . . . . . . [3]
5. Sarah Prentice, b. c. 1857, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire.
6. Ruth Prentice, b. c. 1859, Weldon, Northamptonshire. 1861 in Aston, Warwickshire.
7. Mark Prentice 1862. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [4]
8. James Prentice, b. c. 1865, Great Weldon. . . . . . . . . . [5]
9. Ellen Prentice, b. c. 1870, Great Weldon. She appears in the 1891 census living with her parents but apparently married as her name is given as "Ellen Craven".

3. William Prentice, b. c. 1854, Weldon Little, Northamptonshire, and d. Oct 1906, Yorkshire - East Riding.

He m. Ann Warner in Jul 1879. he was b. c. 1855, Gretton, Northamptonshire. An Ancestor Chart for her can be found at Ancestry.com . Children:

1. Amelia Prentice 1880 –
2. Ememeline Prentice 1880 –
3. William Prentice 1883 –
4. Lydia Sarah Prentice 1887 –
5. Leonard Prentice 1890 –

4. Mark Prentice, b. c. 1863, Great Weldon. He appears in the 1891 census in Little Weldon, Northampton, and in the 1901 census in Great Weldon with his wife, Ada, b. c. 1871, Rockingham, and son:

1. George H. Prentice, b. c. 1891, Weldon. Not named in the 1901 census.
2. John Prentice, b. c. 1892, Weldon. 1901 at home.
3. Bertie Prentice,son, b. c. 1891, Weldon. 1901 at home.
4. Mabel Prentice,b. c. 1898,Weldon. 1901 at home.

5. James Prentice, b. c. 1865, Great Weldon. He an Agricultural Labourer and was living with Mark and his family in the 1881 census and was called Mark's "grandson". He appears in the 1901 Little Weldon, Northampton, census with his wife, Sarah, and sons:

1. James Samuel Prentice, b. c. 1894. He enlisted in the army in August 1914 and d. in WW I on 25 Nov 1918 as a Private in the Tank Corps. Those war records also identify him as the son of James and Sarah Ann Prentice, of Great Weldon. He is buried in the Great Weldon (St. Mary) churchyard.
2. Horace Prentice, b. c. 1900, Little Weldon.

We have not yet determined the identity of his parents, but Mark Prentice, #2, might be a brother to David Prentice of Weldon discussed in our Summer 2005 issue.

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